jocelyn
Ahh, home
Jan 01, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009I am resting on the couch with my feet up, in pajamas and it 2:00 in the afternoon. I am also in bound up in bandages, the binder and a drain sticking out of my body. I had my 4th hernia surgery on Monday and came home from the hospital on Tuesday. A resident who attended the surgery mentioned this hernia didn’t need any mesh, then I about freaked. How could they do the surgery and NOT use any mesh on me? Dr. Z explained this hernia was actually the smallest hernia I’ve had and there was no tension on the fascia (muscle wall) this time and he was able to take the edges and had enough room to overlap the edges of the opening over each other making a double layer over the hole. I knew the hernia was smaller but it was still big enough that I looked 6 months pregnant. I had quit wearing the binder at the beginning of last summer. Finally last Sept/Oct I had to call the doctor and arrange the surgery. I hadn’t been to the office since last winter.
I went to my pre-op appointment on Dec 16. It is a 45 minute to an hour trip from the hospital to home. That day it took over 5 hours to get home. It was bad weather but the other drivers made it worse. Nobody wasn’t going over 5 mph when we could have gone faster. It was like they were all Florida drivers and had never seen snow on the road before. I am so glad I searched for the washroom before leaving Chicago.
As for the rest of life … almost the same as before, except about the baby I mentioned last May. The mother lost the baby shortly after I posted that. In the next few months my son straightened up and finally married his girlfriend on 8-8-08. I then became an instant grandmother to her 2 yr. old daughter. I wish we had more time with her. We do get along great with my new daughter. I am still waiting for another announcement about another baby. They said they are working on it.
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Northwest, IN
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33.5
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Surgery
12/04/2002
Surgery Date
May 03, 2002
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